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THE MBhishma severely pierced Krishna and
AHABHARATA
 
Bhishma srjuna in everely limb with his sharpierced Krishna and
Arjuna in every limb arrowith his sharp arrows.
 

 
ततस्तु कृष्णस्समरे महाबाहुरचिन्तयत् ।

अहं भीष्मं निहत्न्म्यद्य पाण्डवार्थाय दंशितः ॥
 

The mighty Krishna then thought in the

battle : " I will kill Bhishma now, arming

myself in the cause of the Pandavas."
 

 
इतीदमुक्त्वा स महानुभावः
 

क्षुरान्तमुद्यम्य भुंजेन चक्रम् ।

रथादवप्लुत्य विसृज्य वाहान्

वेगेन कृष्णः प्रससार भीष्मम् ॥
 

Saying this, the magnanimous Krishna

lifted his razor-edged discus by his hand,

and jumping down from the chariot and

leaving off the horses, advanced speedily

towards Bhishma.
 

 
उवाच भीष्मस्तमनन्तपौरुषं

गोविन्दमाजावविमूढचेताः ।
 

Unconfounded in mind in that battle,

Bhishma told that Krishna of unbounded

valour: